A lot of the elements from the films are here, including MediaBreak. Captain Cash was added, and although some of the lead characters are not the same, and new crooks (Dr. Cray Z. Mollardo - Cliff De Young and "Pudface Morgan" - James Kidnie), it's 100% Robocop.
Richard Eden literally duplicated the role Peter Weller originated. In every episode, the OCP Tech guy adds one new gadget, an excuse to see Robo use it in the episode, like crowd control foam, and bolts that anchor him into the ground in case a truck comes barreling down. This show was high camp, but it worked. I was sad when it ended after one season, this show was Syndicated, it could have gone on longer.
One of the more interesting things added, was "Neurobrain", a computer which runs all of Delta City, which started off as a woman, "Diana Powers" (Andrea Roth). She's Robo's ally, they have something in common, both were separated from their bodies. Yvette Nipar is Detective Lisa Madigan, who in this version of Robocop was Murphy's partner, rather than Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen). And of course they had to add a kid, "Gadget" (Sarah Campbell) who is adopted by Sgt. Parks (The great Blu Mankuma). Apparently "Gadget" was based on "Nikko" was Robo 3.
Perhaps it was just too expensive to make this show, each episode has all kinds of animation (Commander Cash), fake news spots and commercials, and some really great special effects, much of it practical.
The only thing that really differentiates this show from the Film Universe, is the lack of blatant bloodshed and maiming common to the film franchise (at least through Robo 2). But the show makes up for that loss with very insane concepts for crimes, which Robo has to solve.
And of course, Robo's familiar one liners: "Come Quietly or there will be... Trouble". It's worth watching this after watching RoboCop and RoboCop 2.
And somewhere, halfway through the season, the End Credits were rolled to the tune of some song sung by Joe Walsh and Lita Ford. I remember the last episode, had a video of the two artists performing the song. I haven't gotten to that one, yet.
Richard Eden literally duplicated the role Peter Weller originated. In every episode, the OCP Tech guy adds one new gadget, an excuse to see Robo use it in the episode, like crowd control foam, and bolts that anchor him into the ground in case a truck comes barreling down. This show was high camp, but it worked. I was sad when it ended after one season, this show was Syndicated, it could have gone on longer.
One of the more interesting things added, was "Neurobrain", a computer which runs all of Delta City, which started off as a woman, "Diana Powers" (Andrea Roth). She's Robo's ally, they have something in common, both were separated from their bodies. Yvette Nipar is Detective Lisa Madigan, who in this version of Robocop was Murphy's partner, rather than Anne Lewis (Nancy Allen). And of course they had to add a kid, "Gadget" (Sarah Campbell) who is adopted by Sgt. Parks (The great Blu Mankuma). Apparently "Gadget" was based on "Nikko" was Robo 3.
Perhaps it was just too expensive to make this show, each episode has all kinds of animation (Commander Cash), fake news spots and commercials, and some really great special effects, much of it practical.
The only thing that really differentiates this show from the Film Universe, is the lack of blatant bloodshed and maiming common to the film franchise (at least through Robo 2). But the show makes up for that loss with very insane concepts for crimes, which Robo has to solve.
And of course, Robo's familiar one liners: "Come Quietly or there will be... Trouble". It's worth watching this after watching RoboCop and RoboCop 2.
And somewhere, halfway through the season, the End Credits were rolled to the tune of some song sung by Joe Walsh and Lita Ford. I remember the last episode, had a video of the two artists performing the song. I haven't gotten to that one, yet.